Whetley Academy, Bradford

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Whetley Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Whetley Academy as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Whetley Academy are Girlington Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); St Philip's CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths); St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Lilycroft Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 74% maths).

Whetley Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Whetley Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 94.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (63%), other ethnic groups (7%) and Black (5%).

Whetley Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 30 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Forster Square Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whetley Lane Weetwood Rd, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whetley Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 678 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Whetley Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Whetley Academy are Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (0.2 miles); Bradford Girls' Grammar School (0.5 miles); The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc (0.7 miles); and Dixons Kings Academy (0.8 miles).